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Kazakhstan's Radioactive Legacy
Sixty years ago, the Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear weapon, nicknamed "First Lightning", at a test facility on the steppe of northeast Kazakhstan (formerly the Kazakh SSR). The test site, named the Semipalatinsk Polygon, would go on to host 456 atomic explosions over its 40-year existence.
We Could Become Immortal in 20 Years
According to scientist Ray Kurzweil, in just 20 years people could become immortal with the help of nanotechnology and a better understanding of how our body functions. The American researcher outlined that the development of computer technology and our understanding of genes increases at an enormous rate.
H2O: Dangerous Chemical!
A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment.
Carl Sagan on Pot
This account was written in 1969 for publication in "Marihuana Reconsidered (1971)". Sagan was in his mid-thirties at that time. He continued to use cannabis for the rest of his life.
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